Welcome to the BI Java SDK

With the Business Intelligence Java Software Development Kit (BI Java SDK), you can build analytical applications that access, manipulate, and display both multidimensional (Online Analytical Processing, or OLAP) and tabular (relational) data. This is the homepage for all the information you need to learn about and to build applications with the BI Java SDK.

The BI Java SDK consists of a Java application programming interface (API) in Java class libraries, documentation, and examples. The applications you create can access, manipulate, and display OLAP and relational data from diverse data sources.

The BI Java SDK provides an object-oriented framework in which to:

  • Connect to a variety of data sources
  • Access master- and metadata
  • Create and execute complex queries
  • Render and access query result sets

A driver-based architecture supports access to different data formats using a variety of protocols:

  • JDBC (Java Database Connectivity)
  • OLE DB for OLAP
  • SAP Query
  • XMLA (XML for Analysis)

Please choose a link to learn more:

  • Documentation provides a complete list of all included documentation
  • Business Scenario jump-starts you in thinking about how to use the BI Java SDK, providing a real-world business case and process flow in a NetWeaver-integrated scenario
  • Examples lists and describes example Java source code; here you can also view the source code and rendered result
  • Connectors introduces the JCA (J2EE Connector Architecture)-compliant BI Java Connectors
  • Installation lists system requirements and provides information on configuring the BI Java SDK
  • Release Notes talks about added or enhanced functionality and bugs addressed in each release of the BI Java SDK